Read 3 offers the most fundame

Read 3 offers the most fundamental perspective. While Reads 1 and 2 highlight a short-term flight to defensive names (PG, KO, WMT) and Berkshire’s cash hoard, Read 3 addresses the underlying driver: capital discipline.

After months of aggressive CapEx spending—\$50\text{B}–\$70\text{B} annually on fast-depreciating AI infrastructure—the market is shifting focus from top-line hype toward Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) and sustainable free cash flow. Investors are tightening valuation assumptions on unprofitable tech and favoring companies with strong pricing power and balance sheet resilience.
What would change my mind?

1. Evidence that Enterprise AI software monetization is accelerating fast enough to outpace GPU depreciation cycles.

2. Broad-based margin expansion across tech despite high infrastructure spending.
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